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Themes, Symbols and Metaphors of Partition in Indian Literature:
A Critical Analysis of Bhisham Sahni’s Novel Tamas

Sumitra Dahiya ‘Seim’

Tamas
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Abstract

This paper focuses upon nature and need for partition for humankind. And also studies how it savagely drives humankind. So here are some questions related to topic that will be discussed: What is a partition? What is the meaning of Tamas? Is partition an excuse of bloodshed and savagery? What is the symbolic relevance of partition in Tamas? What is the cultural significance of partition in Tamas?

Keywords: Bhisham Sahni, Tamas, Partition, Blood, lot, history, brotherhood, civilization, root, religion.

1. Introduction

The first great battle of India is known as the Battle of Mahabharata, on the land division of Hastinapura and Inderprastha. In this battle, the whole nation divided into two parts, Kauravas and Pandavas. After this never-ending combat, there had left only two living human beings: Kripyacharya and Balram, but it happened just because they were not the actual participators of the battle. Bible tells the story of Cain and Abel; their first need was partition of property. In Robinson Crusoe, all lost sailors divided their parts of land according to the citizenship of the country they belong while it was another concern that they were surviving on a desert island without any connection of outer world. This kind of reference arises many questions about the relevance of partition in literature. These are the outcomes of partition; destruction, bloodshed, migration, pain, rejection, hatred, anger. Thousands of decades have passed but partition didn't change its face. It appears time by time in a new way and brings the same experiences. Partition came into existence when the first human started to multiply himself in numbers. There are many tales and annals in old sculptures that partition was the only a solution to keep safe different cultures and civilizations that they do not make mixtures.

2. Partition Literature

There are many different works in literature and in cinema presented by authors and artists those are based on the theme of partition: Ice-candy Man by Bapsi Sidhwa, A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry, Midnight Children by Salman Rushdie, Sunlight on a Broken Column by Attia Hosain, The Dark Dancer by Balachandra Rajan, Aadha Gaon by Rahi Mason, Interpreter of Maladies by Jhumpa Lahiri, Kitne Pakistan by Intizar Hussain, The Broken Mirror by Krishna Baldev Vaid, Ali Pur ka Ali by Mumtaz Mufti, Khaak aur Khoon by Nasim Hijazi; short story collections like: Kingdom’s End and Other Stories by Sadat Hasan Manto, Ravi Paar and Other Stories by Sampooran Singh Gulzar; movies like: Garam Hawa, Gadar Ek Prem Katha, Kissa, Silent Waters,and Dastaan.

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Sumitra Dahiya ‘Seim’
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